This half day course highlights the value of effective project management and provides you with tools and templates to take away and use in your practice.

Course structure

• This course is 1 x 4 hour session, and will be held in person, on Campus.
• Course registration is from 9:00am.
• There is required pre-work.
• You must be able to commit to all elements.

Who should attend

• Those with no formal project management training to date that are interested in understanding and learning more about the UoB approach to project management.
• Those involved with a live project(s) or are soon to be involved.

Presenters: Led by members of the University of Bath Strategic Projects Office.

This course uses blended learning to make the most of your time, focusing the session on interaction, knowledge sharing and practice, and ensuring you have plenty of opportunities to apply learnings to working practise via a means of individual and group exercises. Please note that you will need to complete all accompanying work and come to the session prepared and ready to engage with your colleagues.

The pre-work for this course will take approximately between 60 to 120 minutes to complete.

Click on the weblink to access the pre reading.

Provide an understanding of project management essentials and promote awareness of the UoB approach to project management.

• Understand the UoB project management framework, best practise and how it can be applied.
• Develop awareness of key tools and templates that are available and how they can be used.
• Develop awareness of key project management skills.

Access online resources relating to Project Management here

Discussing your learning and development with your line manager

We assume that if you need permission or agreement to attend this course you will have arranged this before booking, and have also jointly discussed the following with your line manager to ensure that the training is suitable and your learning can be transferred back to the workplace:

• how this training will help to deliver your individual/team goals
• the expected outcomes (i.e. what is expected to change/improve as a result)
• any support required post-course to enable you to transfer your learning back to the workplace

Your manager will receive an automated notification when you book or cancel a place on a course using ESS.

Book a place

You must book your place using Employee Self-Service (ESS). Places will be available to book on self-service up to 24 hours before the course, to allow for participants to complete the required pre-work. Download instructions on how to book your place using ESS.

Please note that we do not hold a waiting list for this course.

Cancel your place

You can cancel your place using Employee Self-Service (ESS). Download instructions on how to cancel your place using ESS.

Please cancel your place as early as possible, and at least 3 days in advance, to allow others to book instead.